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Plus: The NBA has an injury problem…
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1) Brewers cap magical season with 1st-ever World Series
Milwaukee beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 in Game 5 last night to clinch the series 4-1, with likely NL Cy Young-winner Jacob Misiorowski delivering 5.2 scoreless innings for the victory.
- Brewers C William Contreras earned MVP after batting .381 with four RBIs in the World Series, while rookie Cooper Pratt drove in 2 and set a World Series rookie record with his 6th consecutive hit.
- Milwaukee, which led the MLB with a franchise-record 103 regular-season wins, finished the postseason 11-2, tied for the 3rd-best win percentage in the Divisional Series era (since 1995).
Brewers barrel to 1st World Series
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Headlines across the sports world
- 🤝 Chicago Bears reportedly acquire 3x All-Pro DT Jeffery Simmons and a 5th-round pick (2028) from the Tennessee Titans for 2 1st-round picks (2027/28) and a 4th-rounder (2027).
- 🏀 WNBA Finals Game 6 between the Golden State Valkyries (3-2) and Atlanta Dream (2-3) is currently underway at State Farm Arena in Atlanta following a controversial early afternoon start time; Dream jump out to an early 20+-point lead—follow live.
- 🥊 Jake Paul is returning to the boxing ring on December 24 in Dubai, almost one year after the influencer-turned-boxer broke his jaw in a fight against Anthony Joshua.
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2) Study finds ~75% of deceased NFL players had CTE
Nearly three-quarters of former NFL players who died between 2008-23 had chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease, per a new Boston University study.
- Researchers analyzed brain donations from 387 of 2,362 former players who died during that period, finding evidence of CTE in 93.5% of donated brains.
- After accounting for potential donation bias—where players experiencing CTE symptoms are more likely to donate—researchers estimate ~74.5% of all deceased players during that time had CTE.
- However, some experts caution that the study’s figure may be overstated, and doesn't necessarily reflect today's players.
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3) Ernie Johnson to exit “Inside the NBA” after this season
Ernie Johnson, legendary host of Inside the NBA, announced plans to step down as host of the show next June after 37 NBA seasons.
- Johnson, 70, specified that he isn’t retiring, but rather taking a step back, and will “still do other projects for March Madness and TNT and CBS.”
- Inside the NBA co-host Charles Barkley has previously said he’s a “package deal” with Johnson and will step down from the show whenever his co-host does.